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All correct except the "heavily favored team won". The Chiefs weren't really seen as a good team for most of the year and weren't expected to win.
Didn't they win last year? Did that not factor into it?
They did win last year, but their team looked nothing like the same team for most of the season. In the last few years, they've been known for their high powered offense, putting up tons of receiving yards every game. This year, their offense was pretty bad, especially their receiving during regular season. But their defense was playing well and allowed them to make the playoffs. If you look at power rankings from the first week of the playoffs, most people had them in the bottom part of their rankings.
Very interesting, thank you.
Most of the year is irrelevant. They had a stellar post-season and nobody is calling it an "upset" because it wasn't surprising to anyone that the Chiefs pulled it off.
Not sure what you're arguing here. I didn't call it an "upset". I said they weren't the "heavily favored team".
Ok, but when a "heavily favored team" loses, that's called an upset. I'm not really invested at all in this, just wanted to note that lots of folks were betting on the chiefs and that the regular season isn't that good of a proxy for post season performance. I wish your favored sportsball team good fortune.
Thanks for looking out for us, champ.
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